This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop, and each local board of education to adopt, an anaphylaxis preparedness program.
This bill would provide for implementation of the program by each local board of education commencing with the 2015-2016 scholastic year.
This bill would authorize the lead nurse employed by the local board of education to collaborate with a local physician to develop and maintain a protocol for emergency response that includes a supply of premeasured, autoinjectable epinephrine on each public school campus.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Forwarded to Governor on April 3, 2014 at 5:44 p.m. on April 3, 2014.
Assigned Act No. 2014-405.
Clerk of the House Certification
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Tuggle motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1114
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended adopted Roll Call 1196
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1195
Marsh first Substitute Offered
Motion to Reconsider pending
Third Reading Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1181
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health
Engrossed
Cosponsors Added
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 285
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 284
Tuggle Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 283
Education Policy first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Source: Alabama Legislature